Germination and Survival in Knobcone Pine Seedlings in a Common Garden Experiment at Schatz Demonstration Tree Farm

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

This study examines knobcone pine (Pinus attenuata) germination success from stratification to transplanting into a common garden at the Schatz Demonstration Tree Farm. Seeds were sown in containers in the greenhouse after three week of cold stratification and transplanted to garden beds a month later. Of 840 seeds sown, 538 were germinated (64%). 256 seedlings were outplanted and 192 of these survived (75%±15). The seedlings grew to an average height of 7.5 cm ± 2 cm. Our findings are part of a larger study to understand the water requirements for the survival of tree germinants in a Mediterranean climate.

Getting Fit with Athletes

College of Professional Studies

The four of us volunteered for the HSUfit program. In this program we meet every Friday for three hours and try to work and be with the kids any way we can. We run adapted physical education activities with children with special needs. At the end of the day we record the progress the child made that week towards their goals. Through this project we essentially are describing what we do, why it's important, and how it's impacting these kids.

Giant Serpents Of Humboldt

Luis Penick Penick, Department of Geography, Environment & Spatial Analysis Undergraduate Student

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

My topic is a history of giant serpent folklore within Humboldt county and how and why it evolved. Covering how and why the folklore formed in the first place, and how and why has the folklore changed throughout time. This includes how it relates to other serpent folklore and why it is special and unique compared to different regions' folklore on serpents. To support my topic I am trying to briefly touch on why are serpents/snakes are so prevalent in folklore, what makes Humboldt a likely place for such a deep serpent mythos, what real life creatures sparked inspiration

Girlfriends Medley - Becker

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Makani Bright performing Bob Becker's xylophone solo titled, "Girlfriends Medley" with Aaron Lopez providing piano accompaniment.

GIS Data Archive

Thomas Rocha, Forestry, Fire & Rangeland Management Undergraduate Student

Library

Discover, Access, and Preserve GIS Data, Maps, and Aerial Photographs is easy thanks to Cal Poly Humboldt’s CanvasMap GSP dataset repository. Explore historic maps and aerial photos of Humboldt County, superimposed with student GSP projects. The GIS Data Archive was created from the need to preserve GIS projects, as well as, to make them discoverable and accessible. Our main objective is to have an organized space for easy access to GIS works of all types for research, student projects, and general use, and to provide a persistent location to the data and scholarship.

Golf Club of Cal Poly Humboldt

Alexandria Monney, Other Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

I chose to initiate this organization because I have the passion, credibility, and experience to instruct and coordinate groups of people regarding anything to do with the game of golf. I have always yearned to play the game of golf with others of my age too, which made me believe that there must be students that feel the same. There are also limited opportunities for students who play the game of golf because there is no existing club or sports team associated with the university. Lastly, nearby golf courses have great discounts for college students that could be better utilized.

Graduates with Communication Skills Have What Employers Want and Need

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

This presentation visually highlights the critical communication skills that employers are looking for in college graduates and describes how these skills may be demonstrated by students in the Communication 490 course taught by Dr. Reitzel. Two viewpoints are highlighted: the Communication student's perspective completing the Capstone Experience course activities and the Communication faculty member's perspective in terms of addressing and achieving the National Communication Association's Learning Outcomes in Communication.

Graphene Batteries: A Step Toward More Efficient Energy Storage

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

The basis of this research consists of the use of graphene and supercapacitor energy storage as a more energy efficient and environmentally conscious alternative to traditional lithium ion batteries. This will also cover the government policies that could potentially fund the research, development, and integration of graphene based supercapacitors in the energy market. This energy market currently includes standard fossil fuel based energy as well as renewable energy sources such as solar and wind. Although renewable energy options have grown in popularity and commercial availability, the main issue with these sources is storage, and graphene based batteries could remedy this problem.

Great Blue Herons and feeding ecology (title may change at a later date)

Thalia Contreras, Wildlife Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

How successful great blue herons are with their feeding strategies and how anthropogenic factors may influence behavior in the ardeids.

Great Egret (Ardea alba) Abundance Between the Brackish Pond and Restored Tidal Habitat During High Tide and Low Tide

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Brackish and tidal habitats are one of many habitat types that support an extensive amount of bird populations in wetland ecosystems (Stolen et al. 2007). However, tidal fluctuations can be of an influence in abundance for Great egrets between many habitat types. The objective of this study is to understand if Great egret abundance is influenced between the brackish pond and the restored tidal habitat as well as certain tide periods of the day.